Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1907 — Page 3

(Time .Table J ERIE RAILROAD. M wnscir 18 ’O6 «. Decatur. Ind EASH* BOUND. No. 8. Chicago to New York Express, dally 2:3Ba.nk No. 10, Chicago to Buffalo Express, daily .**. 9:05p.m. No. 12, Chicago to New York daily 5:45a.m. No. 4, Chicage to New York and B»ston, dally 3:47p.m. No. 22, Chicago and Marion accomodation, daily except Sunday 1:48p.m. WEST BOUND. No. 7, New York to Chicago Express, daily 1:50a.m. No. 9, Buffalo to Chicago Express, daily 3:22aun. No. 11, Chicago, daily 6:05p.m. No. 3, New York to Chicago Limited, daily 12:56p.m. No. 21, Marion and Chicago dally except Sunday 10:10a.m. 0. L. BEOS, Traveling Passenger Agent. JOHN FLEMING, FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur —North Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. THE. MODEL. GET WEDDED TO I HE MODEL CIGAR STORE WITHOUT A MATE. W. H. Lindsley I Ed Rice of Berne, was a business ■caller to our city today. I Prof. Opliger made a business trip Ko Berne this morning. I Henry Koenneman made a business ■trip to Williams this morning. | Miss Kintz went to Fort Wayne this ■morning to spend Sunday with friends. | Mrs. C. Hower went to Fort Wayne ■this morning to visit over Sunday with Relatives. I Mrs. J. D. Hale went to Wakarusa ■this morning to vsiit for a few days Jwirh daughter Mrs, Earl B. ■Parker. I MiSS Rose Smith arrived this morn, ■ng from Monroe, where she is teaching school and will spend Sunday with her parents. I The Pythian Sisters, twenty.flve ■strong. went to Fort Wayne today to ■confer the degree work upon a class ■of candidates. The ladies were ex. ■peering to have a delightful time. | A telegram was received March t, ■by W. J. Meyer, announcing the birth ■of a granddaughter at the home of fernery J. Wilson, Boston, Mass. Mrs. ■Meyers left for Boston on the fast Bine of the Erie on the afternoon of ■the same day. Mother and daughter ■are doing well. I Senator Slack’s bill taking the bus. ■ness of selling school books out of ■the hands of the school authorities fend placing it in the hands of the feook trade was passed without opposi. by a vote of 38 to 0. This is Kme of the measures suggested by the State educational commission. H Don't forget that it is a great deal to slide down hill than it is to ■limb up. Likewise, if you do not ■peak with a guarded tongue you are ■nore apt to injure the reputation of a person than you are to advance in the estimation of the people, ■fVhen you push, be sure you are push. in the right direction. M hen you Hsay something about a person, say nice. If you can t say some, ■thing nice don’t say anything.

I Charlie Vofflewede LThe Shoe Seller

ii J. C Mostick i —JOBBER OF— o < > i ■■ • '• <. :: Cigars j: :: and Tobacco ■ <► ’ ’ * + *** + + ***** + + WEATHER. Fair tonight and Sunday. Not. much change in temperature. + ♦ + ♦ + *♦♦«♦*♦♦♦ Red Elzey has accepted a position -as clerk in the Smoke House. R. A. Stuckey went to Berne today to spend Sunday with relatives Miss Andrews went to Monroe today to spend Sunday with friends. C. E. Hocker went to Monroe today to spend Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Crill and son went to Bluffton today to spend Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Robison went to Herbst to. da yto spend Sunday with her daugh. ter. Mrs. Bushnell returned to Muncie today. While here she was the guest of relatives. Mrs. Andrews went to Craigville today, being called there owing to the illness of her sister. E. Woods returned today from Mt. Clemens, Mich., where he was taking a course of treatment. Mr. and Mrs. George Ulmer and son arrived today from Willshire, and will spend Sunday with relatives. Chalmer Snornun returned to Brookville, 0., today. While here he was the guest of Prof. Beachler. A certain lawyer asked a witness how old she was, and received this reply: “Well, I am the oldest of the family. There are fifteen of us, and there is just a year and a half exactly between the birthdays. I am just eight times the age of my little sister Eva, who is the youngest of the family. You can figure it out for yourself.” The court and lawyers are still figuring, Mr. Bowman, living east of this city, is the proud possesor of the best pair of mares in Adams county. He purchased them of the Decatur Horse Sale Co., at their sale yesterday, paying the highest price that any team sold for. Mr. Bowman is a prosperous farmer and is a firm believer in having the best that is on the market, and he can now safely say that he owns the very best team that can be produced in this county. Don't call your mother “old worn, an.” We often hear that from young men. Old lady is bad enough but the ‘old woman" applied to her who gave you life, and nursed your infancy, is rude and unkind. Once it was “Mother, I’m hungry; mother, mend my jacket; mother, put up my dinner,” and many such things and mother would spread the bread with butter and stow away the luncheon with her heart brimming with affection for you. Now is she the “old. woman?” Go to church and help out the good cause. Better improve your condition a little now, and spend a few dimes while you are enjoying peace, plenty and prosperity on this grand old earth ball. You may not always enjoy the peace and prosperity that is now yours. A man that fears God, pays his honest debts, doesn’t lie about his neighbor, is a pretty good citizen, and will be “close to the shore,” when lots of these “goodie goodies” are making proper atonement to old St. Peter. Be good but if you can’t be good, be as good as you can.

Quality Is always in demand. It takes a lot of talking to sell shoes, but good shoes sell on their merit. We don t have to do much talking here.

Word was received today from Mrs. Robert Meyers of Columbus, 0., announcing the serious illness of their babe and expressing the thought that the child would probably never get well. Mrs. Meyers is well known here having formely been Miss Emma Jackson. Doctor Forbes Winslow, an alienist, has been quoted as saying that before long there will be more lunatics in the world than sane people. He has been misquoted, of course. What he said was that if insanity continues to increase at the rate shown by statistics the insane will some time outnumber the sane. It all depends on the “if.” We need not dispair. At their meeting last night the huts grafted a set of antlers upon the classic brow of Del Locke, landlord at the Bliss hotel, and upon Halph Herbst, who is now a traveling salesman. Both candidates were in fine form and the goat was working nobly. A large crowd was present to witness the work and after the real work was over, a banquet was served to all. — Bluffton Banner. One of the senate bills which was successful in the house provides an appropriation of $5,000 to be expended in taking care of the grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln in Spencer county. The bill also provides for the appointment of a commission to take ehabge of this work. Another senate measure passed by the house authorizes the state to expend a sum of money in the erection of monuments on the old Vicksburg battle field —monuments that will maik the place where' Indiana regiments were located. We still have one or two men inl this community who stand around on the street corners and from morning until night complain about the town, their neighbors, their taxes and the weather. Such men are mighty common clay and it is fortunate we have so few of them. Such men are of no use to the town, their families or their God. They seem to live, but no one can tell how. Like mosquitoes and flies they are not fatal but disagreeable to have about. It is not necessary to publish the names of the two or three who infest this commun. ity for you all know them. Sheriff Eli Meyer, Deputy Sheriff Dallas Butler and C. O. France drove to the Decatur cemetery last evening to view the remains of the child that was found yesterday afternoon. Upon leaving the cemetery for the return trip a bolt snapped in the fore part of the buggy, permitting the horse and front wheels to go on alone, and leaving the occupants sitting in the buggy along the road. It was dark and raining and the three were forced to walk to town sadder, but wiser men. Luckily none of the trio were injured. The horse was captured on Second street, and placed in the Fashion Stables, where is was secured. L. D. Price of the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ association, arrived in the city yesterday evening from Chi cago v here ue has been looking after the interests of the local concern. He stated this morning tba f he was expecting a factory man from Chicago here to look over the clay pot factory as a portable location. Mr. King, of the piano works, is also expected here this afternoon or tonight and it is quite likely that he will take bids at once upon the new factory. Several local contractors are already in shape to make bids for the work, they having gone over the plans. —Bluffton Banner. More than 30,000 base balls are used a season by the teams in national agreement leagues. The New York and Chicago teams each use in the neighborhood of 60 dozen balls a season for the home games, an average of nine balls a game for those scheduled on the home grounds. That seems like a good many balls, but there is plenty of use for them. A couple of new balls are handed to the umpire when the game begins, new ones are thrown out when those knocked over the fence do rot return promptly, two or three new ones are givn the pitcher before each game for limbering up and sometimes balls knocked into the crowd mysteriously disappear. There are few changes in the playing rules for base ball this year as reported by the league magnates. The committee reported that rule No. 14 should read that only the pitcher be allowed to take the gloss off a new ball. No other players may do so under a penalty of $5 fine for each offense. Rule 51, section 10, pertaining to the man at bat, was amended to read that the batsman shall be declared out if he steps from one batsman's box to the other after the pitcher has taken his position in the pitcher's box. Other changes are: If a catcher interferes with a batsman while striking at a pitched ball, the batsman becomes a base runner. If there are two base runners and one passes another in an endeavor to make a run while the first base runner is being “tagged,” the base runner who passes is to be declared out.

A SOCIAL EVENT Mrs. Jacob Eady Enter* tained Ladies Aid PYTHIAN SISTERS AT FT. WAYNE Mr .and Mrs. D. B. Erwin Entertain to Dinner—City Improvement Meeting—Other News. Each circumstance that happens to each one of us brings its own special lesson and meaning—forms a link or part of a link in the chain of our existence. It seems nothing to you that you walk down a particular street at a certain time, and yet, that slight action of yours may lead to a result you thought not of. “Accept the hint of each new experience,” says the American imitation of Plato, Emerson. In a very pleasant and sociable manner, Mrs. Jacob Eady entertained the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christion church, yesterday afternoon at her home on Tenth street. After the business was transacted a chat to chat talk was indulged in by the ladies. During this time, dainty re-I freshments were served by the host, j ess. The attendance was large and the meeting was very interesting. I

The following ladies went to Fort Wayne on the 12 o’clock interurban car, to attnd the initiation of a class of candidates who will be taken through the mysteries of the Pythian Sisters’ order this evening. The ladies from here will confer the degree work upon the candidates. The ladies were Mesdames O. L. Vance, Walter Johnson, J. D. Meyers, Fred Vaughn, M. E. Hower, Charles Elzey, Al Burdg, M. V. B. Archbold, Sam Hite, Ora France, S. E. Shamp, Wilson Lee, J. F, Lachot, C. F, True, Fred Linn, M. G. Lutz, D. B. Erwin, Fred Selle. meyer, G. Houser, Fred Nichols, Burt Lenhart, Ed Phillipa, James Hurst, Misses Vada Martin and Mabie Erwin. Other visitors to Fort Wayne were: Ed Lyons, Misses Mary Hite, Mellie and Marie Grote, Rev. W. J. Meyers, Mrs. John Custer and Mrs. Crist Fort, ney. Miss Witte of Fort Wayne, arrived in the city today to be the guest of Mrs. M. H. Marhenke for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Erwin of North Second street, delightfully entertained a small company of friends last evening, at a six o’clock dinner. The members of the Civic Improvement Society had a very enjoyable meeting last evening at the Library Club rooms on Third street. The society was one year old yesterday. No changes in the list of officers were made except Mr. D. M. Hensley was chosen president and the other officers were re-elected. During the evening, plans for an entertainment were made and the society now has two objects in view, which will be announced later. THE FORT WAYNE BILL PASSES Indianapolis, March 2. —The house today under suspension of rules, pass, ed the Fort Wayne track elevation bill. o Mr. and Mrs. Brandyberry returned to their home at Germantown, 0., today. While here they were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. William Foreman. The depository bill in the legislature seems to be suffering from the effects of an overly active lobby. The aim has been to prevent the passage of the bill, but as that seems to be unattainable, amendments of various sorts have been resorted to, one of which is that the law Is not to control county treasurers in office, but will apply to those who may hereafter assume the duties of the office. It is funny how quickly the reform idea is dispelled after a member of the legislature is elected and reaches the state capitol.—Columbia City Post. The committee of Clover Leaf railway employes, named for the purpose, are still in conference with the offi. cials at Frankfort relative to their being granted an increase in pay. The conference began Wednesday and may continue another day or so. It is said that after the conference at Frankfort the officials will send the schedule of wages as asked for off to the directors of the road and they will have the final say in the matter. The Frankfort officials are expected to either recommend that the raise be granted or else make an unfavorable report. In the latter case the m. ployes will have the right to take the matter up themselves. —Delphos Herald.

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J. A. Schell of Portland, the blind evangelist, will assist Capt. Mihm of the Salvation Army in conducting protracted meetings here all of next week. Senator Elmer S. Moore's bill to provide that a township must abolish schools where the average daily at. tendance is less than twelve; to permit the trustees to abolish them if the average daily attendance is less than fifteen, and to provide for the consolidation with larger schools of the township, was passed after some discussion. in the house.

<>♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦❖♦♦♦♦♦VO s Some Bargains j Yet ! ! o Among the following, if sold soon possession may be had not Z o later than April Ist. ♦ o Well improved 80 acres, 3 miles of city $6,400 * ] I 80 acres, god soil.ia Monroe township, good buildings $6600 | 80 acres all cleared aid and ditched, 5 miles south of the ♦ J * city. Good buildings, prices and terms right ♦ < • 40 acres of good land 6 miles from the city s’,Boo ♦ <> 61 acres west of Pleasant Mills $3,000 Z <> 120 acres in Kirkland township, fine farm, teven miles from X !! Decatur on i ike aud near school Z 11 160 acres, well improved farm good buildings and soil SBS 00 4 I * an acre. X ;; (0 acres 2 miles of the city. ♦ <• 80 acres three quarter mile of Craigville. Good bargain and g < ► possession on short notice. o 40 acres in sec. 16 Boot 0 wnsbip S24CO * II 100 acres,good fajm, J'Bo per acre i o 118 acres on interurban 3 miles of Decatur could easily be | j I divided into small farms, will be sold at right price if sold soon, f 20 acres on the state line east of city SI2OO black soil No 1 J; buildings Z ' > 50 acres in Kirkland township, 6 room bouse, frame barn, 7 T < • acres of woods, ditched, neir school, a bargain if sold soon. ♦ o 40 acres 3 miles of citv, all cleared, well fenced, 5 roomed ♦ ! I house, small frame barn, well and wind mill, price $2,600 Z o 80 acres in Washington towntbip, fine Ormand a good bar- * o gain if sold soon. Can give possession before April Ist. JI 80 acres north of the city S4SCO Z 80 acres 3 miles of city, fine improvements, pike and school, j < * Sold at a bargain andjoossessiou on short not ce. ♦ < ’ Good 40 acres in Washington tp, fine soil 4| miles of city for ♦ <: $3.00 • ♦ DAIXI ERWIN. | ;; Corner,Monroe & 2nd st. DECATUR, IND. ♦ 1 i

1 The old saying that an “idle brain f is the devil’s work shop and idle - hands his tools.” Oh! how true this 1 saying is. It is to this shop that the tattler goes for material wherewith to , blight some happy home or attempt to ruin the character and reputation of their fellowman, by falsifying his good name, and forever destroying his bright prospects for the future. You > cannot realize how low down and con. l temptible a village tattler is until you have seen some of the results of their tales. How much better it is to take ’ the brambles out of the path of your - friend than to add thorns to wound his feet.